Woman Loses 3 Limbs After Shih Tzu Bite

A single mother-of-four has had three limbs amputated after a small bite from her pet Shih Tzu left her fighting for her life.

Christine Caron, 49, had both her legs and an arm amputated after her mixed breed called Buster gave her a small bite on May 22. She brushed off the injury and allowed one of her three other dogs to lick the wound.

Three days later, Ms Caron from Ottawa in Canada, went into septic shock after her wound became infected with Capnocytophaga canimorsus – a bacteria common in dog’s saliva.

Rare infection: Christine Caron, 49, had her legs and arm amputated after she was bitten by her pet dog in May